Jerome Kavanagh to play taonga pūoro at Te Manawa on Waitangi Day
2 Feb, 2021 01:22 AM
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Jerome Kavanagh will introduce visitors to the world of taonga puoro on Waitangi Day at Te Manawa.
Manawatu Guardian
This Saturday, Te Manawa commemorates the 181st anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi with a day of events and activities.
At 1pm, Jerome Kavanagh returns to Te Manawa in Palmerston North for a performance of his Oro Atua show, a journey through the world of taonga pūoro – traditional Māori musical instruments.
Experience Kavanagh s collection of about 40 unique and rare Māori musical instruments: from the nguru (whale tooth nose flute) to the porutu pounamu (greenstone long flute); the kōauau toroa (albatross wing bone flute) to the unique putorino, a cocoon-shaped trumpet flute made from the mighty tōtara tree.